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Gangsters of Harlem: The Gritty Underworld of New York City's Most Famous Neighborhood

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He hooked up with Bumpy Johnson, who saw something in the young Frank Lucas and took him in, and taught his protégé how to dress and carry himself in the big city.

a b Schorr, Mark (May 7, 1979). "The .22 Caliber Killings". New York Magazine . Retrieved 20 November 2015. Even though the community greatly feared Johnson, they also loved and respected him. Often referred to as Robin Hood, Johnson gave to the most vulnerable among his fellow Harlemites, handing out free turkeys during Thanksgiving and delivering meals and gifts. Alcatraz In the 2018 Netflix documentary series Drug Lords, Johnson was featured in the third episode of the first season. a b c Queenan, Joe (17 November 2007). "Joe Queenan on 'Bumpy' Johnson, the most feared criminal in 1930s Harlem". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 5 April 2018. Interestingly enough, the Harlem Godfather was eight years into his prison sentence in Alcatraz on June 11, 1962, when Frank Morris and Clarence and John Anglin made the only successful escape from the institution.

What was Johnson’s life like as a family man?

Make sure to leave a comment, especially if something is missing or wrong. New York City Hoods: Brooklyn Hagan, John; Peterson, Ruth D. (1995). Crime and Inequality. Stanford University Press. p.37. ISBN 978-0-8047-2404-3 . Retrieved June 14, 2013. He became a federal informant, and turned in a list of 109 people involved in his heroin operations, including his wife. His testimony helped secure indictments against 44 of his former colleagues and associates, and got 16 of them convicted. As a reward for Barnes’ cooperation, Rudolph Giuliani, then US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, helped get him resentenced from life without parole to 35 years. visual effects production coordinator / vfx production coordinator / VFX Production Coordinator (2 episodes, 2023) Fulani Haynes played St. Clair in a 2007 production of 409 Edgecombe Ave, The House on Sugar Hill by Katherine Butler Jones [13]

On the show, Malcolm X is a popular public figure in Harlem who preaches the self-sufficiency taught in Islam, motivated by the deterioration of a neighborhood that has succumbed to drug addiction. Malcolm X claims that Johnson was the person who set him towards the path of Islam before he went to jail when he was at his lowest point of addiction. A charming rogue who was probably the first real celebrity criminal, Dillinger was primarily a bank robber, but also a killer of people in Indiana. Famous during the Great Depression, Dillinger was brought down by his girlfriend who led him into a police ambush outside of a theater. Dames: They’ll get you every time. Bonnie Parker View in gallery Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator – Arthur Frank Nigro". Archived from the original on June 29, 2011 . Retrieved September 5, 2010.A confederate folk hero of the 19th century, James was often likened to Robin Hood in his tendency to steal only from banks and trains where the undeservedly wealthy kept their money, often turning much of his profit over to individuals suffering under the yoke of poverty and financial exploitation. Many in the 99% would love to see him reincarnated. Gangster names In the 1984 film The Cotton Club, Laurence Fishburne plays a character based on Bumpy Johnson, "Bumpy Rhodes". [18] [14] The original Cotton Club was at the height of its popularity from 1922 to 1935. But in the wake of the Harlem riots in 1935, the club relocated to another New York location and never regained its earlier magic. It closed in 1940. a b c Lukas I. Alpert. Mafia takes a big hit-jailed Don 1 of 32 nailed by Feds. February 24, 2006. New York Post. [1] Chepesiuk, Ron (July 12, 2007). American Gangster: The History of the Gangs of Harlem. Milo Books. ISBN 978-1-903854-66-2 . Retrieved June 14, 2013.

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